[filmscanners] RE: 24bit vs more

["Frank Paris" <frankparis@comcast.net>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk
> [mailto:filmscanners_owner@halftone.co.uk] On Behalf Of
> Austin Franklin
> Sent: Wednesday, September 17, 2003 8:51 AM
> To: frankparis@comcast.net
> Subject: [filmscanners] RE: 24bit vs more
>
>
> Hi David,
>
> > But do you scan negative films as
> > positive and invert and remove the mask by hand? If you are
> getting a
> > positive RGB file as a starting point, you are using just as much
> > "automation" as Vuescan provides.
>
> Not so.  I set setpoints and apply tonal curves in the
> scanner driver. Frank said he ONLY sets "brightness"...

I thought I said most of the time. Sometimes because of a poor exposure
I'm forced to fiddle with other controls. I forgot to mention that I
also fiddle with RGB. I've found that doing it in the VueScan driver
saves me time in PS.

> > You're still doing cheapshots: it's not pretty.
>
> Not a cheap shot at all.  It's simply a statement of fact.

Fiddlesticks. You are apparently totally insensitive to the tone of your
posts. At least I KNOW when I'm being insulting and childish. You don't
have a clue.

Frank Paris
frankparis@comcast.net

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